Im building an ls-v and im going to need some new main and rod bearings. Any suggestions?

 

I have ACL bearings both rod and main in mine.

 

OEM honda???

 

oem honda or if your bent on aftermarket use clevite.

 

Read it in ur owners manual, or the haynes manual they recomenned ACL

 

WTF? Why would a honda owners manual have any information about what bearing brand to use when rebuilding the engine? I am pretty sure honda doesn't expect you to rebuild it yourself;and even if it did give information on how to rebuild the engine in the owners manual why would it recommend using anything but oem honda bearings? That makes absolutely no sense. Even the service manual(which only technicians at dealerships can get) doesn't list a brand to use for bearings. It only gives information on what oem honda bearings to use based on the numbers stamped on the bottom of the block. Im just waiting for you to tell someone that fuzzy dice and flame decals from AutoZone give you 10 horsepower.

 

i got ACL race bearings in bseries and it works fine, but i heard that race bearings wear out quicker, not really sure, just going by word of mouth

 

my acl bearing completely shattered into metal shavings

 

you my friend have made my sig

 

I used ACL's but the big thing you want to look at are clearances

 

Haha. I usually dont like to bash people on internet forums but for one reason or another I was pissed of at that guy last night. Im glad someone got a good laugh out of my rage. Lol

 

BTW any1 can get the Helms manual. Mines sitting right next to my block.

 

looks nice doesnt it?

 

Race bearings are meant for racing. Not for longevity like OEM products.

 

How do you figure the clearances then?

 

Picasso aint got nothing on me. Lol

 

do you mean detirmining what size bearings to buy or how to check the clearences after you install them? If it is what size to buy there is a series of either numbers or letters(cant remember) on the bottom of the block after you remove the oil pan. They are stamped in. They correspond to what oem honda bearings to buy. If you mean how to check them after you install them then use plastigauge. It only will give you a rough idea but it is good enough. Best of luck to you.

 

Honda OEM or regular ACL if you can find them. ACL is really slow to produce bearings and get them out to the public.

 

My question is what size bearings to buy.

 

Whats your setup? That would help alot

 

B18b1 block and crank with eagle rods

 

So youre gonna stay with the stock bore?

 

this thread has a lot of fail in the making

if you don't know how to build an engine either:

A: hangout with someone who does

or

B: don't build an engine

 

I second that motion. Im pretty sure I couldnt have described how to buy bearings any better. Oh well.

 

Perhaps the all-motor forum might yield better results.